Date

Dec 06 - 12 2024

BOB MACKIE: NAKED ILLUSION

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion showcases the six-decade career of award-winning costume designer Bob Mackie, known for his iconic fashions worn by Carol Burnett, Cher, Tina Turner, and more.

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SYNOPSIS

“Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion” showcases the six-decade career of award-winning costume designer, Bob Mackie. And like his costumes, Bob Mackie is wholly unique and unfiltered, which makes for a compelling and candid subject.

The film examines Bob’s unique upbringing, those whom he has held dear within his inner circle, and the familial surprises in his life that have all contributed to the optimism and audacity present in his work.

Because the film is fully authorized, Quixotic Endeavors was given access to the full Bob Mackie archive, which has been meticulously kept and curated with many rare and unseen artifacts, including the outfits that didn’t make the cut. We also capture the over- the-top costumes as they get sequined and beaded from sketch to stage. Specific highlights include some of the soon-to-be lost art methods by old-world artisans that help make each outfit Mackie conjures something to behold and remember.

The documentary feature includes original interviews with Bob Mackie clients and collaborators, along with those he has inspired – designers, stylists, comedians and actors, as well as Bob’s first-person account of some of his most iconic looks from The Carol Burnett Show’s Starlett O’Hara dress to Cher’s 1986 Academy Awards look with feathered headdress and Tina Turner’s iconic concert costumes. Bob Mackie is a truly peerless and timeless costume designer, with interviews from Cher to Pink, to Tom Ford and Miley Cyrus, to RuPaul and Carol Burnett a testament to that fact.

Director
Matthew Miele
WITH
Bob Mackie, Cher, Carol Burnett, RuPaul Charles, Pink, Bernadette Peters, Zac Posen, Miley Cyrus, Mitzi Gaynor
Run Time
1 hour, 45 minutes
Released
May 13, 2024
Distributed by
Quixotic Endeavors
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE

Assisted Listening

Country
United States
SUBTITLES

None

NOT RATED
Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.
REVIEWS

“Along with career high points, Naked Illusion captures a complex life shielded by a degree of shyness. It’s full of personal moments, both tragic and triumphant.”

Hollywood Reporter

“After a decades-long career, Bob Mackie is getting the documentary treatment. The famed designer and costumier is the subject of the forthcoming documentary “Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion,” spotlighting Mackie’s iconic designs, his contributions to stage and screen and his collaborations with celebrities like Cher, Carol Burnett and more”

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